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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1907
Page
2
The supreme court reverses Judge Artman and holds saloons are illegal only when prohibited by law. It supports city power to forbid saloons in specified districts and notes arbitrary district choices would be illegal. Decision in the John W. Thompson case over Greencastle saloon ordinance.
The Pathfinders elected W. A. Church as president and E. A. Tucker as vice president with Otto O. Allen as secretary and J. W. Benham as treasurer. Trustees named L. Hollis and W. A. Burton. Other posts filled by Sallie Schray Martha Miller Harry Ham Rosetta Springer BE. E. Long Norman E. Shaner George W. Stumpfie W. A Davies T. Shideler. Bedford Lodge 56 won an emblem banner for largest membership gain with nearly one hundred new members. New Albany 38 second, Elkhart and Columbus tied for third. Next state meeting set for Kokomo.
Charles Medows suffered a broken arm and Charles Jones was badly bruised after being caught between the running board of a Brightwood street car and a trolley pole on Tuesday night. The car was backing rapidly and the men did not see the danger. Medows was taken to his home at 934 Chadwick Street.
Charles Kelly, a Kansas City street car conductor, and his wife set out to spend $3000 saved for Europe. He says he will use all $1000 before returning in six months and expects to reclaim his old job when back in Kansas City.
A Latin and mathematics instructor at a young ladies seminary suffered nervous prostration from overwork and poor diet. After starting a regimen centered on Grape-Nuts and Postum, she regained health, gained weight to 135 pounds, and reported improved digestion, vigor, and mental clarity.
Arthur E. Stanley was acquitted by a six member jury in police court on the loitering charge after two minutes of deliberation. Witnesses for the prosecution testified Stanley was seen near McLaughlin's saloon, while officers and local officials testified to his good character and limited presence at the site. The judge defined loitering and the case followed a broader police crusade linked to the saloon.
Andrew Singleton aged 54 committed suicide by hanging himself on the farm of W. F. Wiig near Washington township after weeks of illness. He was found in a hollow a mile from the farm, his body hanging from a rope. He is survived by a wife and five children. Funeral services scheduled for Friday.
The president of United Railways of Frisco faced indictment in connection with graft charges. A grandson of John C. Calhoun, Calhoun built wealth in real estate and traction ventures in the East before organizing United Railways in Frisco.
Swatow May 29 Reuters report says interior missionaries rush to Swatow amid Triad uprising fears. Lien Chow reports an attack on a German mission. Rebels seize a brigadier general's family and force all members to jump into a well, resulting in drownings. Troops move from Swatow and Shin Hing toward Kwantung provinces to quell the rebellion.
Birth announcements list Sam and Mrs. Lever a boy at 547 E Washington St. Summers include Sam and Mrs. Goldman at 438 Capitol Ave a girl and Frank and Mary Pedigo at 1027 N Hamilton Ave a girl. Death notices: George Zwyers 50 pulmonary tuberculosis at City Hospital Maggie Green 44 mitral insufficiency Robert D Long 68 pulmonary tuberculosis Jennie May Boyd 2 in 1219 N New Jersey St pulmonary bronchitis Katie R Van Arsdell 34 1011 N Beville Ave bronchitis. Marriages include Fred B Thorton and Flora M Dove Moses Warthan and Orie M Lamb John Kura and Clara M Wallace Iva P Burk and Neva I Addison John M Lyster and Clara L Yager Jesse A Shearer and Cora M Perry Clark C Harvey and Grace M Powers Laula Eichacker and Jessie Brigham Sanford Cooley and Mabel Marshall Charles H Kuhlman and Eva M Mendenhall John P Fischer and Caroline Mappes Earl H Bermine and Golde M Helm Schuyler C Hiteshew and Frances F Robinson Henry J R Reed and Lizzie Maybeny Leroy M Janney and Martha E Fisher Forrest Barr and Sophia H Speagle.
After 36 years waiting for a note of thanks, Paris seeks the missing $30,000 sent by Paris artists in 1871 to aid fire victims in Chicago. Consul Henri Merou began an international search in Chicago, tracing proceeds from art sales led by a New York committee headed by former Gov. Morgan. Mayor Roswell Mason had written the committee that the money was needed.
George J. Gould leaves Lakewood after selling Georgian court, a $1,500,000 country place. He reportedly buys a vast Colorado hunting preserve, seeking the real rough country of the West amid a quiet life among the pines.
Building permit items list multiple residences and businesses with locations and values. B. D. Brooke receives a dwelling permit in Belmont for 500 dollars. Superior Sheet Metal Works adds Roosevelt for 1500. J. W. D. Bresnan remodels 85 Fort Wayne for 1200. Strobel Brothers dwelling at 65899 KE. Washington for 5800. Jacob C. Meyers dwelling at 2107 Schur man for 1000. Frank Owens dwellings at 2418 Cornell for 1500 and 2350 Yandas for 600. Henry Johnson dwelling in Beville for 800.
In Chicago on May 29 a furnace explosion at the Federal Furnace company severely burned three men and injured many others. The blast also damaged the $1,000,000 pig iron furnace to the tune of about $30,900.
Lillian N Duke, wife of tobacco magnate James B Duke, appeals to the post office to stop what she calls extraordinary persecution through anonymous letters. Her mail reportedly includes threatening letters, cards and pictures, with most messages attributed to a two-woman handwriting.
Paris May 29 Boston financier Thomas W Lawson says President Roosevelt is certain to be elected next president. Lawson claims Roosevelt is the choice of the people and predicts a victory for the people over rich interests. He envisions a party organized to nominate Roosevelt if needed and compares the U S struggle to two giants in battle.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, the Scripps-McRae Presa Association liner, ran aground near Sandy Hook last night and was floated at high tide this morning, then moved up the bay to its Hoboken dock.
Weather bureau attributes the chilly May conditions to heavy snows in Iberia, keeping northern states shivering in what is usually a pleasant month. The Scrippa-McRae Fress Association, Washington, reports the finding on May 2.
Berlin May 29 journeymen bakers struck last night affecting about 2,500 bakeries and over 5.60 men out. They demand a minimum wage of 5.75 dollars per week.
A terse ad-style pitch claims a tasteless odorless discovery can be secretly given in tea or coffee to reclaim a drunkard in a day. Endorsed by temperance workers, it urges immediate action to help a helpless husband or son without his knowledge.
A plain wrapper sample package will be mailed upon filling your name and address on the provided lines, cutting out the coupon, and mailing to Dr. J. W. Haines, 9956 Glen Building, Cincinnati, Ohio. The notice touts secret, easy use and claims the product is a God send to the recipient.
The Indiana Law School will hold commencement in Caleb Mills hall on Wednesday evening with Addison Co. Harris delivering the address and later conferring degrees. Andrew Nicholas Foley is valedictorian. A banquet followed by Alumni officers and toast responses highlighted by J. M. Ogden and L. Ert Slack.
In accordance with their annual custom two hundred Grant circle Ladies of the G A R decorated the statue of Gen A S Grant in the capitol rotunda. The group including high school cadets moved from the marble room to the rotunda where former Senator J M Thurston of Nebraska delivered a eulogy on the soldier president.
New York May 29 Elsa Janis, earning 3000 dollars weekly in vaudeville, signed a five year contract under Charles Dillingham after a breach suit by Liebler and Company. She is among the nation’s youngest stars and will appear in a musical comedy now being prepared.
Washington reports relief from an almost unprecedented cold season with a forecast of warmer conditions tonight across the middle and south Atlantic states and the upper Ohio valley. Frosts have swept large areas, and snow fell later in May than usual as temperatures ranged from 40s to 50s in several cities including Albany Philadelphia and Chicago.
The City of Sydney arrived with a report of the probable execution of Juan Fuentes and M Bonilla, alleged Salvadoran traitors, taken from the steamer by Senor Figueroa a son of Salvador’s president. They were held ashore at La Libertad after surrendering to authorities while traveling toward Panama under simulated American protection.
New York May 2. Dr Cox, discoverer of possum the new eczema cure, announced that free experimental packages from Emergency Laboratories at 82 West 57th Street assist milder eczema with clearing pimples blotches and blemishes. He said the treatment works for humans and animals and cited Fred T Herbert whose 40 trained dogs praised possum for mange.
Fragmentary note mentions sums and a wedding date suggestion but lacks clear names, places, or events to anchor a proper report.
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